Shloka 16

Dharmāṅgada’s Conquest of the Directions

Devanagari script

आहृतानि मया त्रीणि सहस्राणि च पंच च । दशकोट्यस्तु रत्नानां दीपकर्म निशागमे ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

āhṛtāni mayā trīṇi sahasrāṇi ca paṃca ca | daśakoṭyastu ratnānāṃ dīpakarma niśāgame || 16 ||

Translation

میں تین ہزار اور مزید پانچ (زیادہ) لے آیا ہوں۔ رات کے اترتے ہی چراغوں کی نذر کے عمل میں جواہرات کے دس کروڑ صرف کیے جائیں گے॥۱۶॥

Word by Word

• आहृतानि: brought/collected
• आहृतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/क्तप्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; past passive participle (PPP), neuter, nominative/accusative plural

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; pronoun, instrumental singular

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; numeral adjective, neuter nom/acc pl

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; neuter nom/acc plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात; conjunction/particle

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (अव्ययवत्), सर्वलिङ्ग, सर्वविभक्ति, बहुवचनार्थ; numeral ‘five’ (indeclinable-like)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात; conjunction/particle

• दशकोट्यः: ten crores (in number)
• दशकोट्यः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश-कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास (दश + कोटि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; dvigu compound, feminine nominative plural

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात; particle ‘but/indeed’

• रत्नानाम्: of gems
• रत्नानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; neuter genitive plural

• दीपकर्म: lamp-work/lighting (ritual)
• दीपकर्म: Adhikarana/Artha (अधिकरण/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप-कर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (दीपस्य कर्म / दीपकर्म), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter nom/acc singular

• निशागमे: at the coming of night
• निशागमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा-आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (निशायाः आगमः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; masculine locative singular

Speaker

Narrator within the Uttara-Bhāga tīrtha-māhātmya dialogue (speaker not explicitly identifiable from this single verse alone)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights dīpakarma (lamp-offering at nightfall) as a merit-producing sacred act, emphasizing deliberate preparation and generous provision for ritual service connected with tīrtha-mahātmyas.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Though not explicitly naming a deity here, the verse reflects bhakti expressed through seva—offering light at night as an act of reverence, purity, and sustained worship in a sacred setting.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses ritual timing (nightfall/niśāgama), aligning practice with proper kāla (auspicious time) in karmakāṇḍa-style observance rather than a technical Vedāṅga exposition.